THE BROAVN PETKEL 55 



grey. Total length about 13 inches, wing 10.4, bill 1.8, tarsus 2.0.5, 

 middle toe 2.3. 



Nest usually in a burrow extending to four feet. They lay 

 one white egg, which measures about 2.90 x 1.93 inch. The 

 young of these birds are taken in immense numbers from the 

 islands in Bass Strait, about 600,000 being taken yearly at the 

 Furneaux Groiip of Islands alone. They are killed just as they 

 are leaving for the sea, and are preserved in casks of brine for 

 food. 



After Gould. 

 Brown Petrel; Priofinus cinereus. 



The Brown Petrel. 



Priofinus cinereus. 



Southern Ocean. 



Upper surface brownish, grey, darker on crown, wings and tail; 

 under surface white; under wing-coverts and tail-coverts grey; bill with 

 yellow stripe. Total length about 19 inches, wing 13, tail, central 4.4, 

 lateral 3.5, bill 2.4, tarsus 2.3. 



Nest in a burrow some distance from the . water. The one 

 egg is white, and measures 2.77 x 1.97 inch. 



